Diving at Osprey Reef, North Horn

Name divesite:	Osprey Reef, North Horn
Depth:	2-20m (6-65ft)
Visibility:	10-30m (32-98ft)
Accessibility:	Boat, Live-aboard
Time to visit:	All year around with warmest water in summer (nov-feb)
Specifications:

Dive site North Horn is the northern most post of Osprey Reef. This part of the reef looks like a horn of a unicornfish, which explains its name. Currents, rich sea life, feedings and the solitude of this dive site make it perfect for sharks. Some of the species often seen are whitetips and silver reef sharks. But also hammerheads and tiger sharks occasionally come in to take a look.

The reef drops from 5 meters almost vertical to 20 and then continuing to 40 meters from where it drops almost vertically to over 400 meters. Go down to about 30 meters and gradually swim west, look around to see all the action around you, between the different species. Controlled spectacular shark feeds are sometimes organized to prevent the natural reaction of sharks to make it safer for divers. If you can, try to see one, it's a mind blowing thrill.

Osprey reef is the most northern coral reef at the Queensland plateau, oval in shape, with a length of 25 km and width of 12 km. In the middleof Osprey Reef is a deep water lagoon, where boats can safely anchor. In less than a kilometer, depths have dropped to 1000 meters and more. The fact that it is the only shallow part in miles and that shark feeds are done here for over 15 years makes this reef one of the best in Australia. It definitely is the place to see large pelagic action.

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